This illustration of a mastaba at Giza is credited to Georges Perrot, professor in the Faculty of Letters in Paris, and Charles Chipiez. It dates to 1883. Giza is located just southwest of Cairo and the Giza Plateau was the site of a royal necropolisduring the Old Kingdom. It is there that King Khufu (Cheops) built his pyramid - the Great Pyramid and one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Also there in neighboring burial areas are the tombs of nobles and high-ranking officials, allowed to be buried close to the tomb of the king. This proximity was believed to help them in the afterlife. A mastaba, named from the Arabic word for 'bench', was a structure built out of mudbricks or stone, with a flat top, and sloping sides. Rulers and royals were buried in them originally, but in the Old Kingdom, pyramids began to be built for rulers. The practice of burying non-royals in mastabas continued for many centuries after the Old Kingdom.
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This illustration of a mastaba at Giza is credited to Georges Perrot, professor in the Faculty of Letters in Paris, and Charles Chipiez. It dates to 1883. Giza is located just southwest of Cairo and the Giza Plateau was the site of a royal necropolisduring the Old Kingdom. It is there that King Khufu (Cheops) built his pyramid - the Great Pyramid and one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Also there in neighboring burial areas are the tombs of nobles and high-ranking officials, allowed to be buried close to the tomb of the king. This proximity was believed to help them in the afterlife. A mastaba, named from the Arabic word for 'bench', was a structure built out of mudbricks or stone, with a flat top, and sloping sides. Rulers and royals were buried in them originally, but in the Old Kingdom, pyramids began to be built for rulers. The practice of burying non-royals in mastabas continued for many centuries after the Old Kingdom.

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around 23rd century B C mastaba at Giza Giza Plateau Giza mastaba Old Kingdom ancient Egypt tomb ancient Egypt burial practice burial practice tomb in ancient times ancient Egypt around 23rd century B C

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